The why was my thread closed topic

On January 21 2009 14:27 Nitrogen wrote:
nice. except a lot of newer people have no idea about this section, so they probably won't ask here...

On January 22 2009 15:02 Nitrogen wrote:
WHY WAS MY PHYSICS JOKE BLOG CLOSED??/

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=78372

i just want to use this thread... it beckons to me

On January 22 2009 15:02 Nitrogen wrote:
WHY WAS MY PHYSICS JOKE BLOG CLOSED??/

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=78372

i just want to use this thread... it beckons to me

On January 23 2009 10:39 CharlieMurphy wrote:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=86507 I demand reopening as I have more to vent.

but seriously why closed?

On January 21 2009 18:22 MasterOfChaos wrote:
Breaking News: Team liquid conspiracy discovered
Fascism in Russia?
That thread was obviously closed because Meanifesto7 is an Evil Communist™
irrefutable proof:
Would you use that icon? Are you are communist?
Since the answer to both questions is obviously No, we can conclude that Meanifesto7 is indead a Communist and thus closed that thread to protect his facist complices in Russia.
q.e.d.

On March 12 2009 10:40 BackHo wrote:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=89269

I know the reason it was closed but seriously, the topics in the General Forum bore the fuck out of me and religious debates are interesting. This thread should be reopened.

On March 27 2009 03:51 CTStalker wrote:
yeah, i would've loved to see psyonic_reaver's blog about attackzerg grow too
that guy really is a douche

On March 27 2009 04:02 kidd wrote:


I couldn't agree more.

On March 26 2009 01:19 Licmyobelisk wrote:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=90139

Hi, I'll sound like an idiot but here how it goes... Was this blog closed due to the fact it's a duplicate or it just looks like thrash nobody reads... hehe thanks

On March 12 2009 10:40 BackHo wrote:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=89269

I know the reason it was closed but seriously, the topics in the General Forum bore the fuck out of me and religious debates are interesting. This thread should be reopened.

On May 15 2009 07:51 404.Nitrogen wrote:
here i'll just answer your question: it's down

On June 01 2009 10:03 Carnac wrote:
The forum is also a sort of archive. Moving useful threads to the closed forum lessens the archival value of the forum.

On June 01 2009 10:03 Carnac wrote:
The forum is also a sort of archive. Moving useful threads to the closed forum lessens the archival value of the forum.

On June 01 2009 11:44 SonuvBob wrote:
Ok reply box shouldn't appear on locked threads now.

On August 02 2009 07:38 motbob wrote:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=98933

I can't believe this thread was closed/locked. I can't believe Carnac ruined someone's 1000th post, which was CLEARLY tongue-in-cheek the whole way, because it was "silly." Reopen this, please.

On August 15 2009 05:30 Pokebunny wrote:
@Chill - I'm not sure why you closed this thread, about JulyZerg ZvP. It was a valid question, and while the grammar and spelling of the OP was quite sub-par, the thread had some nice replies, notably by Failsafe. While it didn't follow the guidelines perfectly, it was tagged as a [Q] and had a valid question with good discussion.

On September 09 2009 14:27 dinmsab wrote:
kespa referee

On September 09 2009 14:40 resonance wrote:
Lol why was my thread closed again. Just made one "suggest a profession for the poster above you". Not enough content? Post-booster? I honestly don't see the difference between the one I just made and the similar one "post something nice about the forumer above you".

On September 14 2009 11:37 beetlelisk wrote:
This isn't birthday thread, it's thread about what she would like to get as a present and what I heard on vent.
I've asked NeverGG if she would have something against and she didn't say no :/

It was written in 3rd line OP and I was editing it when it got closed.

Please reopen my thread and change the name as you please.

I've made it 9 days earlier because only few people could hear and it was in July so I got an idea maybe more people will make macros of her photos.

On October 20 2009 23:04 Grobyc wrote:
My thread wasn't that bad.
http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=104038
compared to
http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=103946
and mine gets locked :S

On November 17 2009 07:00 mint_julep wrote:
Why was my GLHF thread locked thanks =D

sonuvbob wrote:

Closing fusionsdf's because, as a mod, I hate him.


For attention whoring threads in the future:

- Give some background about who you are (see http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/ for examples of successful attention whoring threads)
- Stick the fuck around. If you're going to say "hey everyone look at me!", at least be there when people look. It's common courtesy.

On January 30 2010 11:09 Nitrogen wrote:
well you could just repost it in the blog section and it will be fine...

On January 30 2010 13:49 I_Love_Bacon wrote:


My question encompassed that aspect. If those type of threads are honestly just going to be locked the majority of the time, then I would blog it, otherwise the more active part of the forum to get the most responses is generally where I'd want to post it.

On January 31 2010 00:54 micronesia wrote:
It wasn't my thread, and it wasn't closed technically, but why was http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=111160 locked?

On January 31 2010 05:29 Nitrogen wrote:


well yes, your threads are going to be locked if you put blog content in the general forum.
blogs are pretty active too though, so don't worry about nobody seeing it.



well the previous thread on the same topic was locked because it was a shitstorm...

On January 31 2010 06:36 Kim Jong Tassadar wrote:
Evil Teletubby closed my thread. See, it makes no sense b/c the thread was awesome...

Teh awesome thred, kk. ;-)

On February 12 2010 08:37 koreasilver wrote:
Why was the fetus masturbating thread closed? Seriously, there was nothing offensive about that thread except for the people that trolled in it and the ones that held onto some kind of misguided moral superiority.

edit: even if it was tdot. But I guess policy goes for that all tdot threads get shafted. Never mind then, fair enough.

The orange guy did a proxy 2 rax totally all-in bunker rush, there was no time even for gas, let alone marine range.
Obviously not range upgraded.

On March 15 2010 12:22 HeartOfTofu wrote:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=115968

Thought about whether I should ask or not, but I decided to just because I was really curious... Why exactly was this topic closed? I just thought it'd be one of those interesting little quirks/traditions that we could discuss if only to kill a little time...

On March 31 2010 14:27 [NyC]HoBbes wrote:
Why was my thread about the RNC closed?

On March 31 2010 15:36 Manifesto7 wrote:
I didn't close it, but one line and a link is not usually sufficient for an OP in general.

On April 11 2010 05:08 Ghoro wrote:
So why was "How/Why did you pick your Race?" http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=119092 closed?

Also where are the rules for the forum?

Thanks

On April 04 2010 01:01 snotboogie wrote:


Is it enough for blogs? I just got warned/closed for having a two sentence + video blog post. I thought blogs was where you're meant to post little tidbits you find interesting.

On April 11 2010 05:27 Insane wrote:
it's just a boring poll topic which doesn't really provide any valuable discussion or insight into anything.

On April 11 2010 06:09 Ghoro wrote:


Lol Harsh

But it wasn't really a "what" question like a poll, but more of a "why" question. But anyway I guess I got a good enough amount of information from the thread while it lasted to maybe help me narrow down what race I want to pick.

Thanks for letting me know and thanks for the link to the rules.

On May 05 2010 02:03 Ventez wrote:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=123446

I just created a thread called "Is SC2 ready for launch?" with a poll. I couldn't find any similar threads so I thought it would be nice to see what the TL community thought about it. So I'm just wondering why it got closed so soon =/

Edit: added link

On May 05 2010 02:52 Chill wrote:

We don't allow threads are basically a poll. There's not enough content to warrant it staying open.

On May 05 2010 00:20 dkh wrote:
Makes perfect sense. I wasn't sour about the thing being closed, it's just the way it happened and the reasons given seemed a tad bit offensive and even (at the least partially) insulting. If the closing note would have given that reason you put down there clearly from the beginning it would have saved me some nerves. :p

EDIT: Also, would it be possible to add that as a warning or something to the rules? That would have saved me half a day of writing, researching and putting things together.

On May 18 2010 14:40 pacifican wrote:
His arguments are exactly those which I disagree entirely about.

On May 21 2010 08:28 Rider wrote:
I posted a reply to the topic regarding a StarCraft 2 Tournament in Amsterdam and it's no longer there. It was a pretty simple message, something along the vein of "Sounds cool, I'll definitely be there"

I'd like to know why it was removed

On May 24 2010 18:09 Pokebunny wrote:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=127106

Was surprised to see this closed. Funny how TL standards are "improving" but interesting threads now get closed that wouldn't have before.

On May 24 2010 20:39 Bwenjarin Raffrack wrote:


I posted in that thread, but, to be fair, there was no actual discussion. The mods tend to dislike threads wherein the posters disregard every other post.

Also, the new forum features are amazing. The compact pagination is incredibly convenient, and I see now a "Report" feature per post. Someone's been a busy little wizard.

On May 24 2010 20:39 Bwenjarin Raffrack wrote:Also, the new forum features are amazing. The compact pagination is incredibly convenient, and I see now a "Report" feature per post. Someone's been a busy little wizard.

On May 24 2010 20:39 Bwenjarin Raffrack wrote:


I posted in that thread, but, to be fair, there was no actual discussion. The mods tend to dislike threads wherein the posters disregard every other post.

Also, the new forum features are amazing. The compact pagination is incredibly convenient, and I see now a "Report" feature per post. Someone's been a busy little wizard.

On May 25 2010 04:32 Badjas wrote:

Darn, you just made me realize I also have the report option. It looked a bit crowded but I didn't properly look before...

Awesome job coders, let's see if I can contribute in this way (I'm quite trigger shy though, don't worry.)

On June 29 2010 23:20 Try wrote:
I was just curious why my Armageddon thread was closed.

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=133083

Didn't seem like too terrible of a topic to me

Edit: I read earlier in the thread that polls without enough content were closed, but if that's the case, why does something like this: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=133055 remain open? It has nothing but a poll and 0 content.

On June 29 2010 23:54 Licmyobelisk wrote:


Maybe, shall we say that TL.net doesn't like talk about stuff like the end of world and etc.

On July 01 2010 13:10 Kennigit wrote:
The last 2-3 pages turned into total trash and it wasn't about to get any better. We are at a stage in moderation with so many people that while the OP isn't particularly bad, sometimes its easier just to close the thread rather than ban 4 pages full of people.

On July 01 2010 14:44 semantics wrote:
I thought there was just a general ruling that the oh 2012 dooms day threads were getting old.

On July 02 2010 08:10 Manifesto7 wrote:
While I didn't close your thread, I can speculate that the sheer number of "help me pick a race" / "what race do you play" / "why do you play X race" threads that already exist led to it being closed. Those threads generally contain pages and pages of people posting their idea without reading anybody else's responses. The lack of discussion is not really desirable.

Just my two cents, but again, I didn't close it.

On July 08 2010 00:31 Boblion wrote:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=134500

?

On July 23 2010 03:32 Chef wrote:
Not closed, but moved. Why was my thread (http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=137853) moved to blogs from BroodWar? I thought I was yelled at for posting broodwar stuff in blogs and I agreed it was dumb? This isn't a personal story, there's no reason it should be in blogs.

On July 24 2010 12:43 Azile wrote:

So basically you're telling me what my threads should be about now? The phrase 'automated tournament' is pretty self explanatory I didn't realize I had to write an encyclopedia to avoid the apocalypse.

The fact it was closed doesn't bother me at all but was the closing post and banstick waving really necessary...

On August 05 2010 07:59 brad drac wrote:
So you think my thread was worse than say this for example? Fine if you do, it just seems kind of arbitrary to me and some kind of explanation to that effect isn't unreasonable to expect with the closure. And who's to say it couldn't have developed into a discussion about how to make ultras viable mid-game or something like that. Even bad threads can spawn good discussion.

On August 07 2010 15:07 Jibba wrote:

Some threads fly under the radar. If you see another bad thread like that, report it or tell a mod about it. I will tell you that defending your thread by pointing out someone else's is not the way to go.

If good discussion has already been created, that's one thing, but we can't simply leave open every close-worthy thread because there's a possibility that it could generate good discussion. As for yours, there's plenty of other Ultra threads, and the vast majority of unit suggestion threads are treated the same way unless they're extremely comprehensive.

On August 12 2010 08:35 Nyovne wrote:
Reopened after some internal discussion. I'm opposed to it but since you really did check in with others before I'm conforming myself to majority common sense within staff.

On August 13 2010 03:17 CTStalker wrote:
As entertaining as 3 pages of you guys calling each other and the security guards heartless douchebags is, I think we can do without this.

On August 15 2010 13:03 snuze wrote:
I also missed the poll about the horse banner until after my thread was locked.
What I do have a problem with are the moderators who think they are comedians, replying to a locked topic, very classy.

On August 15 2010 13:03 snuze wrote:
RE: Website Overhaul

As far as I understand this is the section where feedback should be provided. Now if the topic of a redesign has been discussed to death then I apologize for starting a new thread. I simply didn't see one. I also missed the poll about the horse banner until after my thread was locked.
What I do have a problem with are the moderators who think they are comedians, replying to a locked topic, very classy.
And Manifesto, perhaps I would have offered help with a redesign, had the post not been locked immidiately, followed by a number of mocking replies to a locked thread.

On August 17 2010 06:45 seRapH wrote:
lol, did rek request the closing of his own fanclub? XD

that's just amazing

On August 17 2010 12:59 Yttrasil wrote:
Hey!

Just wondering why my thread that I just posted was removed, spent some time to make the whole poll and to see how it actually was looking generally for the people playing Zerg. Cannot see anyone having any real issue with that whole topic as it was serious, provided some discussion topics and noone seemed to have a problem with it. And if possible what can I change with it so that it can be posted again?

I want to see some number on how people really feel not just comments from people who are in the mood to whein about stuff or other people wheining.

On August 19 2010 05:45 Chill wrote:
Yes, I will continue to close any balance thread in the Starcraft 2 section. Read on!

Starcraft players live in a world confined by rules (the game data is made by Blizzard - we can't change it). Posting how to bend those rules (glitches, tricks) is very valuable. Posting how to maximize our abilities in that world (strategy, tactics, mechanics build orders) is also very valuable. Identifying problems with the rules (racial balance threads, unit balance threads) help us to fully understand the potential of the rules. Asking for help about the world (help threads, posting replays) is encouraged.

However, posting that you wish the rules were changed has no value. Because the rules are the rules. It doesn't matter how you want them to be, because you will not get them changed. So it boils down to your own personal opinion. Which means it should be a blog ("These are my views on StarCraft II", "How I wish StarCraft II was").

To further the analogy: Scientific threads would go in general; Medical breakthrough threads would go in general; Professional style and relationship advice would go in general; "I wish the universe was set up so when I closed my eyes lasers shot out of my fingers" would go in blogs.

Do you agree?

On August 18 2010 05:30 Chill wrote:
I don't get why people do this. Yea, I could probably dig in the closed forum for it, but had you just provided a link I'd be way more willing to help you.

On August 19 2010 05:45 Chill wrote:
However, posting that you wish the rules were changed has no value. Because the rules are the rules. It doesn't matter how you want them to be, because you will not get them changed. So it boils down to your own personal opinion. Which means it should be a blog ("These are my views on StarCraft II", "How I wish StarCraft II was").

On August 19 2010 09:58 Chill wrote:
Link.

On August 19 2010 09:18 QuickStriker wrote:
I want to say this here and now that I have this passion and desire to spread and share information to TLers that seems interesting and out of ordinary. Yes, I mean news and I try hard to dig up the most weirdest/interesting/wtf news only because I want to make their reading worthwhile as well as not to make the mistake of repeating the bad things that happen on the news. So I am a bit sad that my last news thread closed down because I did spread time to read various articles and found it obliged to give TLers the most interesting news I can find to inform them for those who don't read the news at all.

Sure, you may be thinking, if you want to read news, just go to news site and all, but most of you guys don't really do that. I highly doubt some people here know what goes on outside of TL or IRL b/c they play SC or something that doesn't have to do with information. That's where I want to come in by providing the most interesting news of the day... so I'm not allowed to do that? Is it wrong to educate TLers at least in this form of way?

Also want to add that, many others would always post news that they deem interesting on the forums and they don't get closed. Or is it that there have to be a certain qualifications/requirements to post such a news thread now? If so, what do you deem as to post a news thread. Because I don't get why I can't post 1 news thread per day when others do all the time.

On August 19 2010 12:09 Jibba wrote:

Nobody else has ever made 1 news thread per day, and I don't think it would be a good thing. I'm glad you put more effort into your OP than most News threads, but I think Mani covered it well. That's really old and mundane news.

On August 19 2010 18:56 Manifesto7 wrote:
No it isn't. It just means people who read CNN are stupid. It has been old news for a long time.

Interesting news where there is something to discuss is fine. Your daily news thread is not. Very rarely other people have brought in regular news, nobody has done it once a day, and in the end it has always turned into a forced endeavor.

On August 20 2010 09:15 OHtRUe wrote:
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=145710

I dont see any valid reason to close my thread? Did it get closed because i said the word imbalance or what? Or is it because you cant complain about precious SC2? No PM and no closed message frustrates me extremely

Every single map favors Terran versus Zerg as they all have zero space to maneuver and with the terrible wide open seconds and impossible to get thirds. 90% of them favor gigantic All in's with these terrible back doors and wide open ramps. Cant forget that having cliffs everywhere and random terrain is amazing map design as well!

On August 20 2010 09:49 QuickStriker wrote:
Once again, I want to correct this and say that the airline news has also been on WABC prime time news today as well as the noon time. As an intern at WABC news now, I get information and news coming in so quickly and fast that I have to constantly update and help manage the 7online.com website. So I want to claim that it's very recent news as it has been shown in AP, WABC, and CNN regarding this particular story I outlined yesterday. Calling it old news when three major media outlets reports it (and I will assume others as well like NY Times) is really sad to hear since I see it in front of my eyes.

Secondly, I am promoting and encouraging TLers to be more informative and active with reading and following information by doing this light news feed of top 1 story I can find per day. It's good for many reasons for both me and everyone else, where people will be more open to read news since like I mention, most of TLers here and you probably don't read as much news as you should. News and information is very important in this world currently and I want to encourage everyone to keep up with times and be informative and become stronger in mind.

Since I will only bring the most latest news per day, that's another reason why I feel is important. News thread are usually days old or weeks old even when it becomes outdated in the outside world which isn't good at all. Let's say you get this news today from me and it become a hot topic for a while in the real world, people can go outside freely and talk about this news instead of being blind about it and be the first one to start up the conversation or to lead it b/c you got the information faster. In any case, it's all good intention so I don't get why you can't see that at all.

Lastly, I am doing this for myself as well to keep a good habit to be pro-active and have a goodwill consistency that can enable me to be known as a more virtuous person. It's still an experiment to do this but it's something I want to keep a habit of and show that I can do something to TLers that is actually useful and easy for me to do. So in a sense, a PR stunt but not really, just another way to look at it.

I'm continuing this method today as I will try my hardest to find the most interesting news possible to share information to users and have an interesting heated discussion to exercise our minds. So please understand the good intentions of this and if you do wish to stop me, then give me set of good reasons why I'm not allowed to contribute to community at all. Thank you.

If you have flown in the last two years, you know airlines charge more for certain coach seats. It is on TV to record people's outrage just like your thread was designed to do too.

You can't speak on how much news the "average TLer" reads or doesn't read. In fact, you have no idea.

Again, news threads are not weeks old by the time they come to TL. You are just making things up now.

I think posting a thread a day about a shocking news event, and then having 4 pages of people saying "omg that is nuts" and then having it devolve into four pages of flaming is not a great way to contribute. And guess what, "Man shot 21 times" is exactly the type of thread it will happen in. Trust me, I've been on TL long enough to know.

On August 20 2010 12:06 Manifesto7 wrote:
Well then we will have to agree to disagree. I brought the issue up in the moderation forum, and if they think it is a great feature I won't close it. But I think it is rubbish, and I think your motivation for doing it is rubbish. Use your blog to educate the unwashed masses.